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I ment and combination of parts hereinafter' n UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

GUSTAV. A. BRACHHAUSEN, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, AND PAUL RIESSNER, OFEUTRITZSOH, NEAR LEIPSIO, GERMANY.

COIN-CONTROLLED MECHANISNI FOR MUSIC-BOXES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 509,358, dated November28, 1893.

Application filed January 18, 1893. Serial No. 458,794. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that we,GUsrAv.ADoLEBEAcH HAUSEN, a resident of Hoboken,Hudson county, State of New Jersey, and PAUL RrEssNER, a resident ofEutritzsch, near Leipsic, Germany, have invented a new and usefulImprovemcnt in Coin-Controlled Mechanism for Music-Boxes and the Like,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a back view, partly in sectionon line l-l, Fig. 3, of a music-box embodying our improved stop andstart mechanism. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.Fig. 2n is an enlarged top view of the coin-catching pan or tray. Fig. 3is an enlarged inner face view of the slot-closing mechanism. Figs. 4,5, 6, and '7 are enlarged detail views of portions of our improvedmechanism showing parts in different positions therein.

Our invention relates to a start and stop mechanism more particularlyadapted for use in music-boxes, in which the playing is coincontrolled,but is also adapted for use in any character of machines wherein stopand start mechanisms are required. l

Our invention also relates to an automatic slotclosing mechanism toprevent the insertion of-a coin in the slot while the music-box isplaying, and to other details.

Our invention consists in the novel arrangedescribed and specificallypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, wherein like characters indicate corresponding parts inall the figures, A represents the framing of a suitable musicbox ormachine to which our invention is shown applied.

B represents a cylinder which may contain a coiled spring or be operatedby any other source of power, which cylinder communicates by a suitabletrain of gearing (see dotted lines Fig. 2) with a sprocket Wheel 3 orother Wellknown means for turning a music disk or cylinder a, which byits projecting teeth operates suitable series of musical tongues l, 2.

C represents a lever whose upper portionb is adapted to cover a slot c,through which the coin is to be inserted. The lower part of this lever Ccarries a toe CZ which is held in contact by a coiled spring g Wit-h theperiphery of a disk e. The disk e is mounted upon a shaft h and isprovided with a notch f into which the toe d of the lever C is adaptedto enter when the coin-slot c is open, for purposes which will behereinafter decribed. The shaft h also carries a disk z' in which is anotchj (Fig. et).

D is a latch which is pivoted to the disk 1I as shown at k and can beheld over the notch j by a coiled spring Vl, or other means as in Fig.5. A pin n, projecting from disk z' through a hole in latch D, serves tolim-it the movement of the latch D, which when outof its normalposition, shown' in Fig. 5, has a shoulder m extending beyond theperiphery of the disk i, all as shown in Fig. 5. Upon the shaft his alsomounted a gear-Wheel o which meshes-With a mutilated gear p driven bythe main train of gear from cylinder B.

From this rotating gear p intermittent motion is given to the shaft hand all of the parts mounted thereon.

E is au engaging and disengaging lever preferably provided at one endwith a tray q which has a perforation therein slightly smaller than thediameter of the coin to be used for operating the machine. A finger orpart r is located on vthe lever E intermediate of its pivot and the trayq so that it will contact with the disk z'. This finger r is normallyheld against the disk i by the Weight s (Fig. l) or its equivalent. Theend of the lever E, opposite the one having the tray q, forms a trip z,which When the device is in its normal position (or at rest) engages thearmt rigidly attached to the escapement or Wind-- fan y which is gearedin the usual or suitable manner with the cylinder B. Hence the lever E,when in contact with the arm t, as shown in Figs. l and 6,prevents therotation of the cylinder B and of all part-s dependent thereupon.

u designates a chute which conveys the coin when dropped in the slot cto the tray q, it being understood that the tray q is by the Weight snormally held close to the discharge end of the chute, as in'Fig. l.

o represents a stationary abutment or projection smaller in diameterthan the aperture in the tray q and placed in the path of said IOC) trayand adapted to protrude through it and to discharge the coin into asuitable drawer or receptacle w, whenever the tray is carried down bythe weight of said coin. A fixed shield x serves to insure the properdelivery ofthe coin into the drawer.

Having described the details of our improved device, we will now proceedto described the operation thereof, supposing the parts are in theirnormal stationary position, as shown in Fig. l. At this time the end bof the lever C is away from the slot c, as indicated in Fig. 3. The coinis dropped into the slot c and conveyed by means of the chute u to thetray q, on striking which, overcoming the weight s of the lever E, itforces the trayq down until the abutment t protrudes through the`aperture therein and causes the coin to-be discharged into the drawerw. If, however, the coin be smaller than that `for which the device isintended, it will drop through the opening in the tray q without im`rparting motion to the lever E. A coin of a larger diameter than thatintended to be used could not be inserted in the slot c, since it ismade just large enough to receive a coin of the sizeintended to operatethe device, so that in this way a coin of a diameter other than thatintended for the device cannot be used. Vhen the tray end of the lever Eis forced down by a proper coin, the finger r is drawn out of the notchj of disk i and the trip .z disengages from arm t of the escape# ment y,allowing all of the parts to be oper" ated by thel spring in cylinder B.When the fingern'a of the lever E is drawn out of the notch j in whichit normally rests, the latchl D is by the spring Z or by its weightswung over the notch j as shown in Fig. 5, thus preventing the finger 0^from again entering the notch j when the lever arises after deliveringthe coin, and also preventing the trip end z of the lever E fromreaching and engaging the armtof the escapement, as shown in Fig. 7; Theparts being now in operation, will cause the mutilated gear p torevolve, thus communicating motion to the gear o and the parts mountedon the shaft h, that is causing the disks e and i to be rotated with thegear o in the direction of the arrows on Figs. 3, 4: and 5. The eiectof. this revolution by the disk e is that it at once lifts or moves thetoe cl of the lever C out of the notch f, thereby causing the portion bof said lever to cover thel coin receiving slot c, as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3. The linger fr of the lever E, afterrhaving been drawnout of the notch j, is prevented from returning therein by the latch Das heretofore described. It consequently bears at first, after the leverE has reascended, against said latch (see Fig. 5) until the rotation ofthe disk i carries said latch out of contact therewith when the finger ris held against the periphery of the disk until the rotation thereofbrings the edge or shoulder m of the latch D in contact with the ngerfr', and causes the latch to be pushed aside thereby, allowing thefinger rto again enter the notch'j and stopping' the machine. At thesame time the elevation of the lever E thus accomplished causes the trip.e to contact with the arm tot' the escapement, arresting the sameinstantaneously. At this time the toe d of the lever C again reaches thenotchfof the disk e and enters it under the influence of the spring g.Consequently the slot c is again uncovered and is ready for thereception of another coin.

It will be observed that by the particular form of mutilated gearemployed by us, we are enabled to allow the shaft upon which the gear pis attached to make many revolutions in excess of those made by theshaft h so that an entire 'tunemaybe played during a single revolutionof the shaft h and that while the tooth of the gear p is out ofengagement with gear o, said gear 0', the shaftfh and its mountings willbe prevented from tnovement by the -main axial portion of-said 'gear pbearing on the concave edge of the lgear o, as shown in Fig. 5. y

It is of course understood that when thecylinder B is left free t'orevolve, it will by independent gear connection turn 'the disk a andcause the saine to produce lthe desired tune; and that meanwhile theshaft h is slowly advanced step by step,` until the vtune iscompleted'and a complete revolution of shaft h accomplished, whereuponby the engagement of 13j and t, e, or eitherofthem, the

further motion of the'cylinder B is arrested, the coin slot being at thesame time opened and the tray q placed inv position "for receiving a newcoin. If the 'disk ejbe provided with several notches f and the diskwith several notches j and'latches D, all this can be accomplished witha partial instead of a complete rotation of the shaft h.

It is obvious that many other modifications in details might be madewithout departing from the spirit of our invention. K y

If any one should try to insert a coin attached to a string through theslot c and cause the machine to operate vwith thatcoin and then towithdraw it, our lever C will in most cases cut the string and ourtrayqA will prevent the re-elevation of the coin intothe chute. p

Having described our invention, wecl'aim;

l. The combination of the main driving cyl= inder B and meanssubstantially as described for turning it, with the notched disk le,gearing substantially as described forturning same from cylinder B,spring-pressed lever C, having toe d adapted to enter the notch of disk,and case A having coin slot c and'coin# receivingcontrivan'ces,'substantially as described, all arranged so thatthe leverC will close the slot c whenever the parts are in operation, and opensaidV slot whenever A"said parts cease to operate, as specified.

2. 'The combination of the 'notcheddiski and means substantially asdescribed for turning it, with the pivoted latch D on the IOC IIO

side thereof, said latch having shoulder m adapted to protrude beyondthe edge of the disk only when said latch is in its normal position, andWith the lever E having the part 7' adapted to enter the notch of thedisk fi, all arranged so that when the part r is with'- drawn from saidnotch, the latch D will cover the said notch, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

3. The combination of the lever E, notched disk c' adapted to beautomatically engaged by said lever E, notched disk e connected withdisk c', coin slot closing lever C having toe d, all arrangedso thatwhen the disk e is revolving the lever C will close the slot and allowit to open when said disk e ceases to revolve substantially asdescribed.

4.. The combination of the lever E, having GUSTAV. A. BRACHHAUSEN.v PAULRIESSNER.

Witnesses as to Gustav A. Brachhausen:

HARRY M. TURK, CHARLES E. SMITH. Witnesses as to Paul Riessner:

E. VOIGTLAENDER, TH. DIEDERIGH.

